Rabu, 10 September 2014

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

LOCATION: Jakarta, Indonesia

SALARY: Competitive

STARTING DATE: October 2014

Indonesia has a high burden of
malnutrition in children and women, and improving the micronutrient status of
the Indonesia population is a cornerstone of national socio-economic
development in Indonesia. GAIN is now seeking a seasoned professional to assist
its Universal Salt Iodization and Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition
projects in Indonesia.

The Global Alliance for Improved
Nutrition (GAIN) is driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. GAIN is a Swiss based international organization that
mobilizes public-private partnerships and provides financial and technical
support to deliver nutritious foods to those people most at risk of
malnutrition. The organization is
delivering improved nutrition to an estimated 610 million people in more than
30 countries, half of whom are women and children. Nutrition products are as varied as fortified
cooking oil in Indonesia, flour in Africa, soy sauce in China and biscuits in
India, as well as specialized products for infant and young child nutrition,
and interventions to protect the most vulnerable affected by emergencies or
chronic illness.

Overall Purpose

The
Program Associate will ensure that the interventions by the different
executing agencies are coordinated so that overall project milestones
and goals are met. S/he will be expected to provide technical support on
as required.

The
Program Associate will also be expected to advice GAIN’s Country Team
on strategic issues that will contribute to the implementation of the
Universal Salt Iodization and MIYCN (Maternal, Infant and Young Child
Nutrition) country level strategy. This will include working with all
levels of government, civil society, private sector and academia to
facilitate a supportive stakeholder and policy environment and
contributing to or organizing technical gatherings to raise our profile.

Responsibilities:

Provides
assistance to the Indonesian USI and MIYCN projects, ensures compliance
of USI and MIYCN projects activities with GAIN policies and procedures

Organizes
meetings and workshops for GAIN programs, draft and disseminates
meeting agendas, prepares briefing notes and where necessary takes
meeting minutes which may include preparing and disseminating materials
as instructed. Assists in scheduling and planning for USI and MIYCN
projects events and conference calls, makes recommendations regarding
meeting or equipment facilities.

Drafts correspondence including donor reports and budgets.

Provides technical and implementation support to USI Associate Consultant and MIYCN Project Manger

Regularly
obtain and review progress updates from the implementing agency and
ensure that their activities are in alignment with program deliverables.
Submit monthly project updates to the USI Associate Consultant and
MIYCN Project Manager based on these reports.

Prepares presentations, graphics and charts as requested and responsible for document archiving.

Checks
and pre-approves contracts and related documents to ensure compliance
with the standard contracting process and templates, and assists in the
preparation of complex contracts

Assists the USI and MIYCN
project team (Associate Consultant, Program Manager, Senior Technical
Associate, BCC consultant, Country Manager and HQ personnel) in the
development of documentation relating to budgets, cost analyses, reports
and forecasting

Ensure that disbursements to the implementing agency are in line with contract terms and are processed on a timely basis.

Work
with the Indonesian USI Associate Consultant, MIYCN Project Manager and
Senior Technical Associate to coordinate the implementation of the
M&E plan for the projects.

Visits the field as
required to ensure that project progress is on track and assist in
designing and implement risk mitigation plans if required.

Collaborates
with Country Team and the Policy & Advocacy global team to mobilize
civil society, private sector and community networks particularly at
Province and District level to align with the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN)
movement and the National Movement of 1000 days of life

As required represents
GAIN at project review meetings with the government and donor, technical
groups and seminars / conferences and facilitating alignment with key
stakeholders.

Develop and maintain a good relationship with USI executing agency and act as focal point for GAIN interactions with them.

Other duties as required by the USI associate and MIYCN Project Manager.

Experience

Minimum
of five years of experience in developing and managing project in a
multi-cultural environment in the private sector, government or
international organizations.

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about us

a traveler junkie who write for life and life for write... used to be a
journalist for about 10 years ++, been published my jointly book writing
on 2009 but nowadays enjoying my days by working for various NGO since
I'm passionate in cultivating people. I believe that live is about
embrace your (truly) passion, live a life of action and build your
nation (my favourite quote from my favourite couch, Rene Suhardono)